Between State Law and Islamic Law: The Practice of Divorce Outside the Situbondo Religious Courts, Indonesia

The relationship between state law and religion (Islamic law) is still problematic in its implementation. This problem occurs in practising divorce outside the court in Situbondo, Indonesia. Its case is interesting because it is still considered legal by the community and religious leaders accordin...

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Main Authors: Abd. Karim Faiz, Zulfahmi AR, Ahmad Izzuddin
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Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Pontianak 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Islamic Law
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Online Access:https://e-journal.iainptk.ac.id/index.php/jil/article/view/848
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description The relationship between state law and religion (Islamic law) is still problematic in its implementation. This problem occurs in practising divorce outside the court in Situbondo, Indonesia. Its case is interesting because it is still considered legal by the community and religious leaders according to religious law even though the divorce decision has not been received from the court. This legal phenomenon is contrary to positive law in Indonesia. This article aims to explain the practice of divorce outside the court in Situbondo and the authority problem between state law and Islamic law. After conducting intensive field research for three months with perpetrators of out-of-court divorce, religious leaders, and the Head of the Office of Religious Affairs, the authors found that the widespread practice of divorce outside the court was caused by the influence of religious leaders’ understanding and public understanding. This understanding becomes the doctrine that divorce in Islamic law is legal without having to await a divorce decision from the religious court. The authors stated that the dominance of the authority of Islamic law over state law in the practice of divorce in Muslim societies has negative implications for the rights of children and ex-wives.
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spelling doaj-art-d4c5745528b744cbbfbc9f6df1dae7ac2025-08-20T02:32:22ZengInstitut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) PontianakJournal of Islamic Law2721-50322721-50402022-08-013210.24260/jil.v3i2.848Between State Law and Islamic Law: The Practice of Divorce Outside the Situbondo Religious Courts, IndonesiaAbd. Karim Faiz0Zulfahmi AR1Ahmad Izzuddin2Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare, IndonesiaAl-Azhar University Cairo, EgyptUniversitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia The relationship between state law and religion (Islamic law) is still problematic in its implementation. This problem occurs in practising divorce outside the court in Situbondo, Indonesia. Its case is interesting because it is still considered legal by the community and religious leaders according to religious law even though the divorce decision has not been received from the court. This legal phenomenon is contrary to positive law in Indonesia. This article aims to explain the practice of divorce outside the court in Situbondo and the authority problem between state law and Islamic law. After conducting intensive field research for three months with perpetrators of out-of-court divorce, religious leaders, and the Head of the Office of Religious Affairs, the authors found that the widespread practice of divorce outside the court was caused by the influence of religious leaders’ understanding and public understanding. This understanding becomes the doctrine that divorce in Islamic law is legal without having to await a divorce decision from the religious court. The authors stated that the dominance of the authority of Islamic law over state law in the practice of divorce in Muslim societies has negative implications for the rights of children and ex-wives. https://e-journal.iainptk.ac.id/index.php/jil/article/view/848State LawIslamic LawDivorce ValidityDivorce Outside the CourtSitubondo
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State Law
Islamic Law
Divorce Validity
Divorce Outside the Court
Situbondo
title Between State Law and Islamic Law: The Practice of Divorce Outside the Situbondo Religious Courts, Indonesia
title_full Between State Law and Islamic Law: The Practice of Divorce Outside the Situbondo Religious Courts, Indonesia
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title_short Between State Law and Islamic Law: The Practice of Divorce Outside the Situbondo Religious Courts, Indonesia
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Islamic Law
Divorce Validity
Divorce Outside the Court
Situbondo
url https://e-journal.iainptk.ac.id/index.php/jil/article/view/848
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